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United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace talks to reporters after Frank James was sentenced in New York, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. James, the man who wounded 10 people in a rush-hour subway shooting in New York City last year, has been sentenced to life in prison. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Courts & Law

‘Prophet of Doom’ who wounded 10 in subway shooting is sentenced to life in prison

Frank James pleaded guilty to terrorism charges earlier this year for the April 2022 mass shooting.

2 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., enters a closed-door meeting of the Senate Democratic Caucus to address his colleagues for the first time since he was indicted on federal bribery charges at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
Politics & Policy

Menendez tells Senate colleagues he won’t resign, remains defiant amid bribery charges

Speaking at a closed-door caucus luncheon on Thursday in the Capitol, Menendez echoed his previous public statements in response to last week’s indictment.

2 years ago

Protesters hold signs that read
Community

‘Say his name’: Hundreds flood Philly streets after judge dismisses charges in police killing of Eddie Irizarry Jr.

"These buildings ... they don't need your protection,” Mike Africa Jr. said of police. “Who needs your protection is people like Eddie.”

2 years ago

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Mark Dial walking into courthouse
Courts & Law

Judge dismisses all charges against Philly police officer Mark Dial after Eddie Irizarry killing

Dial was suspended after officials said he refused to cooperate with investigators. Police said Dial was fired in mid-September.

2 years ago

The Perdue Farms chicken and poultry processing factory in Salisbury, Md., pictured on May 2, 2020.
NPR
Courts & Law

Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods under federal inquiry over reports of illegal child labor

The two major poultry producers after reports that migrant children as young as 13 have been working overnight shifts to clean the companies' plants.

2 years ago

Yullio Robbins carries a sign and wears a shirt with images of her son, James.
Community

‘Til my voice is gone’: 7 years after her son’s murder, a Philadelphia mother is guiding others through grief

Hundreds of families are affected by gun violence across Philadelphia each year — many cases go unsolved, leaving those left behind to grieve and fight for justice.

2 years ago

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Community
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Escaped Missouri inmate on the run since June captured in Chester County, Pa.

An "armed and dangerous" inmate who escaped a jail in Barry County, Missouri earlier this summer was arrested on Thursday in Avondale, Pennsylvania.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del.
NPR
Courts & Law

Hunter Biden plans to plead not guilty in felony gun case

The president's son was indicted last week after a plea deal with federal prosecutors fell apart.

3 years ago

Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021
Courts & Law

Ray Epps, center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor over the Capitol riot

Epps says he was falsely accused by Fox of being a government agent whipping up trouble that would be blamed on President Donald Trump's supporters. Fox hasn't commented.

3 years ago

Law enforcement officers escort Danelo Cavalcante from a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Avondale Pa.
Courts & Law

As captured fugitive resumes sentence in the U.S., homicide in his native Brazil remains unsolved

Cavalcante allegedly shot a man in Brazil in 2017, but he stood to receive a considerably lighter sentence.

3 years ago

Insurrectionists in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Courts & Law

A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why

Pennsylvania resident Samuel Lazar was arrested in July 2021 and had been jailed since then on charges in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

3 years ago

On the left, a photo of Dulce Maria Alavez when she was five years old. Right, an age progression photo showing what she would look like four years later.
Community
6abc

Police release new age-progression photo of girl who vanished from N.J. park 4 years ago

In the four years since the Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance, hundreds of interviews have been conducted and investigators continue to follow up on every tip reported.

3 years ago

A close-up of Hunter Biden
Courts & Law

Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed

President Joe Biden's son has also been under investigation for his business dealings.

3 years ago

Danelo Cavalcante in custody, flanked by officers
Courts & Law

After catching escaped murderer, officers took a photo with him. Experts say that was inappropriate

Policing experts said the celebratory moment after the grueling 14-day search for the armed suspect was inappropriate and dehumanizing.

3 years ago

Danelo Cavalcante is captured by law enforcement.
Courts & Law
6abc

The timeline of the hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante

Here's a look at major developments in the massive manhunt.

3 years ago

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